The second playable class coming in Diablo 4’s Lord of Hatred enlargement seems to be to have leaked, revealing a brand new spellcaster class never-before-seen within the sequence.
A datamine of the Diablo 4 Season 12 public take a look at realm (through Reddit) has revealed recordsdata that make reference to a Warlock class. Complementing these file names can be datamined art work that reveals a darkish spellcaster class alongside Lord of Hatred’s different (already playable) class, the Paladin.
Not a lot else is understood in regards to the Warlock, however the leaked art work reveals a person holding a sinister-looking sword and harnessing some evil-looking-red magic to conjure an enormous demonic fist. Assuming Warlock is the brand new class, it’ll be part of a rising roster of latest courses which have by no means been featured in a earlier Diablo recreation. Earlier new additions embrace the Vessel of Hatred enlargement’s Spiritborn class and courses just like the Blood Knight and Tempest from Blizzard’s free-to-play cell spin-off Diablo Immortal.
Blizzard has not but commented on the leak, however the Warlock will doubtless be proven on February 11 as a part of a Diablo thirtieth Anniversary Highlight presentation. Blizzard has already confirmed the showcase will reveal new details about Lord of Hatred, together with its second class, talent tree revamp, and endgame overhaul.
The showcase can even embrace details about “main” updates for Diablo 2: Resurrected and Diablo Immortal. Some followers believed Blizzard teased new Diablo 2 content material final 12 months in a tweet coinciding with the sport’s twenty fifth anniversary, one which acknowledged “For those who assume you have seen and completed all of it, simply watch for the chaos we have but to unleash.”
Lord of Hatred releases on April 28, however earlier than the subsequent enlargement arrives, gamers will have the ability to take Season 12 for a spin. The shorter-than-normal season will start March 10 and run till Lord of Hatred’s launch. Season 12 will carry again the killstreak mechanic from Diablo 3, rewarding gamers for chaining kills along with bonus XP and fame and even including new Bloodied objects that may work together with killstreaks in varied methods.